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SAP Business ByDesign 26.08 is now ready!

  • By Sanjay
  • 31/07/2026
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SAP Business ByDesign 26.08 is ready for availability, and the What’s New blog provides an overview of the most important new features. These are the so-called Focus Topics (Prasantharya_0-1784705078696.Png ).
For these Focus Topics, additional in-depth blogs and videos might be available – just click the link next to the Focus Topic in the What’s New blog.

To get an overview of all new features in SAP Business ByDesign 26.08, please refer to the What's New document.

 

Cross Topics

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  • Prasantharya_0-1785292139158.PngNew Notification Bell Icon
    Displays recent alerts and tasks via a notification bell, with quick access to all open work items in the Work Inbox.
  • Prasantharya_1-1785292153005.PngStatus Correction for Cases Pending Provider Action (Post DSX Migration)
    Fixes legacy support cases stuck in “In Process – Provider Action” after DSX migration by allowing them to be manually corrected to “Completed” for consistency.
  • Prasantharya_2-1785292167196.PngNew Deleted Master Template option
    Adds a dropdown in the Master Template Maintenance screen to view details of deleted master templates.
  • Prasantharya_3-1785292180079.PngPSM Release Document Output Transformation Fields
    Enables customers to read (query) the Transformation details of a Document Output History item
  •  Prasantharya_4-1785292193304.PngEnhanced Error Messaging for SSO Certificate Uploads
    Prevents uploading an SSO certificate if it has the same public key as an existing one, prompting you to contact the IdP for a valid certificate.


For detailed information about What’s New in the Cross Topics area, please click here.

Customer Relationship 
M
anagement

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  • Prasantharya_5-1785292210177.PngEnhancement to Service Requests Data Extraction object
    The Service Request Data Extraction object now lets you extract both KUT and standard fields from service requests in one go
  • Prasantharya_6-1785292226257.PngUpgrade to the SAP Business ByDesign Add-in for Microsoft Outlook Integration
    Updates the SAP Business ByDesign Outlook Add-in with security fixes and makes it available for download in the Application and User Management work centre.
  • Prasantharya_7-1785292238671.PngDocumentation reversal of Special rounding off logic for OTCS transaction and Manual Invoice

For detailed information about What’s New in the Customer Relationship Management area, please click here.

Supply Chain 
Management

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  • Prasantharya_8-1785292250825.PngEnhancement to the Manage Inbound Delivery Notifications via Web Service
    The inbound delivery notification API now allows you to include Transport Tracking details when creating the notification via the web service.
  • Prasantharya_9-1785292261798.PngExternal Identified Stock ID in Stock Overview
  • Prasantharya_10-1785292274345.PngMultiple line deletion of Zero Quantity in Purchase Order
    Removes all purchase order line items with zero fulfilled quantity in one action, helping you clean up unnecessary zero-quantity entries quickly
  • Prasantharya_11-1785292286869.PngBill of Materials Status Fields
    The Consistency Status shows whether the BOM variant is still being checked, inconsistent, or consistent, while the Obsolete Status shows whether it is obsolete or still active.

For detailed information about What’s New in the Supply Chain Management area, please click here.

Supplier Relation
Management

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  • Prasantharya_12-1785292300747.PngEnhancement of Purchase Order Approval Validation
    Allows editing old purchase orders even if the original approver is no longer with the organisation.
  • Prasantharya_13-1785292312452.PngPurchase Order Item deletion not allowed for finished status
  • Prasantharya_14-1785292324794.PngBudget Category in Supplier Invoice
    Ensures the “Budget category” field shows consistent mandatory behaviour across both basic and detailed supplier invoice screens, with proper error handling if required.

For detailed information about What’s New in the Supplier Relation Management area, please click here.

Financial
Management

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  • Prasantharya_15-1785292340185.PngDE VAT Annual Return Form for 2026
    Updated the 2026 German Annual VAT Return form to align with the latest Bundesfinanzministerium template, mainly involving text and layout changes across all six pages.
  • Prasantharya_16-1785292353379.PngEnabling New Tax Number Type(Business Identification Number (W-IdNr)) for DE 
    Enables Tax-number category as per German Tax Authority
  • Prasantharya_17-1785292366671.PngCAMT53-Bank statement-Exchange rate update
    The bank statement’s exchange rate is captured at the line-item level for reference, while BYD uses the rate found in any of these tags: InstdAmt, TxAmt, CntrValAmt, or AnncdPstngAmt.
  • Prasantharya_18-1785292380552.PngWrong Account Holder/Owner in ISO20022 CAMT Bank Statement
    Updates business partner bank details in CAMT.053 (v02 & v08) bank statement line items for “Return of Incoming” and “Outgoing Payments” when the family code is IDDT and sub-family code is UPDD.
  • Prasantharya_19-1785292393117.PngDE – Electronically supported company audit (euBP) of social insurance for the area of financial accounting – CA
    This process extracts euBP audit data from SAP ByD, transmits it to authorities via DRCC (BTP), allows review before submission, and stores authority feedback for follow-up.

For detailed information about What’s New in the Financial Management area, please click here.

Human Capital
Management

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  • Prasantharya_20-1785292404907.PngProject Task Attachment Change Tracking
    Shows a history of all changes made to project task attachments (added, replaced, or deleted) in the Project Overview’s Change tab.
  • Prasantharya_21-1785292416777.PngHiding Task Activities from Edit Time sheet View
    Hides selected tasks and activities from time entry search results by controlling their visibility in the Manage My Worklist settings.

For detailed information about What’s New in the Human Capital Management area, please click here.

Legal and
Compliance

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  • New Tax Number Type for Malta, Ireland, Sudan, Spain
    Customers will be able to add this newly created Tax Number Type for Customer and Supplier Accounts.
  • Israel
    Customers can generate a Withholding tax 856 file, update fields, and customers can use the two new fields to report additional taxes. 
  • Canada
    Customers can use this to accurately process and post supplier invoices for liquor purchases in Canada with region-specific tax compliance
  • India
    Introducing Form 131 as the TDS certificate for non-salary income in India.
  • Japan
    This feature helps businesses plan for gradual tax compliance changes and adjust their accounting practices accordingly during the transition period.
  • Austria
    Implementation of Austria's new 4.9% tax rate with corresponding tax codes (41, 17, 517) and dedicated summary layout boxes (124B, 124T, 125B, 125T) in the tax return tab
  • Spain
    A new tax event supporting both VAT and equalisation tax for Spanish SII returns using tax code and event 121.
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    FDEI Golden Tax master data Invoice Processing
    Adds date-range fields in Golden Tax Master Data so you can manage FDEI template versions directly and stay compliant without manual updates or hotfixes.
  • Prasantharya_23-1785292439536.PngFrance
    E-Invoice Processing
    Provides end-to-end, France-compliant e-invoicing automation from SAP Business ByDesign through SAP DRC, including PEPPOL exchange, regulatory reporting, lifecycle tracking, and monitoring.
  • Prasantharya_24-1785292450246.PngItaly
    Paid with Traceable Method
    Adds a “Paid with Traceable Method” indicator to report FINERMU01_Q0001_IT1, showing X or # based on user selection to help customers quickly identify traceable payment expenses.
  • Prasantharya_25-1785292463712.PngQR Invoice Migration Enhancement
    Consolidates migrated and system-generated QR invoices into one dunning table by enhancing the receivables template with payment-related details.

For detailed information about all country/region-specific features, please click here.

Solution Extensions

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Take a look at the recently added partner solutions for SAP Business ByDesign in the SAP Store.

 





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